開啟

See also: 开启

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to open; to start
trad. (開啟/開啓)		開	啟/啓
simp. (开启)		开	启

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ kai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaicǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chʻi³
    • Yale: kāi-chǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaichii
    • Palladius: кайци (kajci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ kai²
    • Yale: hōi kái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ kai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ kei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

開啟

1. to open (a door)
2. to start (a machine or device)
3. to kick off (a new era, etc.)